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ST. PETER'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH, RECTORY,
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ST. PETER'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH, RECTORY,
AND PARISH HALL
Draft Historic Resources Technical Memorandum
Introduction
This Historic Resources Technical Memorandum for St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Rectory, and
Parish Hall at 420-430 29lh Avenue in San Francisco has been preparedby Environmental
Science Associates for the Housing Services Affiliate ofthe Bernal Heights Neighborhood Center
and the San Francisco Planning Department as part ofthe environmental review process pursuant
to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The memorandum is intendedto provide
Housing Services Affiliate ofthe Bernal Heights Neighborhood Center and the San Francisco
Planning Department with a historical context ofSt. Peter's Church and the Richmond District, a
briefarchitectural description ofall buildings and structures on the property, a description oftheir
historic significance pursuant to CEQA criteria, a description ofthe proposed project, the
regulatory context for historic resources, an assessment ofimpacts to potentially significant
historic resources, and recommended mitigation measures and/or alternatives to reduce or avoid
significant adverse impacts. This memorandum is not intended to be a full Historic Resources
Evaluation Report (HRER) as defined by San Francisco Planning Department's Preservation
Bulletin # 16, CEQA ReviewProceduresforHistoricResources. This memorandum does,
however, contain many ofthe contents ofa full HRER and is sufficiently detailed to provide the
Planning Department with a determination ofhistoric significance, and project impact under
CEQA.
Architectural Description
The following provides an architectural description ofthe exterior and interiorofSt. Peter's
Episcopal Church, the Rectory, and the Parish Hall. A site plan is provided in Figure 1, and floor
plans ofthe church are provided in Figure 2. Contemporary photos ofall structures on the site are
provided in Appendix A. Historic photos are provided in Appendix B.
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Site Plan
Basement Level Floor Plan
Street Level Floor Plan
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St. Peter's Episcopal Church
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St. Peter's Episcopal Church (1913)
Exterior
St. Peter's Episcopal Church, located at 420 29th Avenue is a one and a halfstory brick Gothic
Revival Style church with an L-shaped plan constructed in 1913. The structure is brickwith wood
framed rooftrusses and wood posts. The primary roofform is a gable roof, with hip and flat roof
forms in the rear. The brickcladding has a Flemish bond pattern, capped with light-colored, cast
stone ornamentation. A large, lancet arch widow with light-colored and scored cement plaster
surround is located on the front-facing gable on the primary, west-facing facade along
29th Avenue. This front-facing gable is located overthe church nave, and is now covered with
plywood and a painted decorative mural. Decorative brick buttresses are located at the corners of
the nave andalong its south-facing wall. Perpendicular to the nave and toward the front ofthe
building is a single-story entry porch with a gable roofand lancet arch entryway. Light-colored
cast stone crosses are located on the roofpeaks ofboth the nave and the side entry porch. Also
perpendicular to the nave and located towardthe rear oreastern end ofthe building is a one and a
halfstory section with a hip roof, containing the organ loft. The northern and southern facades
have smaller lancet arch windows; fouron each facade, with light-colored and scored cement
plaster surrounds. All windows are covered with plywood, as the stained glass has since been
removed for their protection. Otherwindows toward the rearofthe building are replacements
vinyl units. The roofis clad in original andreplacement slate shingles. The church enframes a
small, square courtyard with a stone fountain in the center. A newerbrick garden wall encircles
the courtyard. A small, bronze plaque is affixed to the church wall to the right ofthe front
entryway, with the following inscription:
INMEMORIAM
THISLANTERN
ISAFFECTIONATELY
DEDICATED TO
REV. C. L. MEL.
FIRSTRECTOR OF
THISCHURCH.
The referenced lantern is a small, bronze and glass cylindrical lantern hung above the entryway.
Overall, the church retains a high degree ofphysical integrity. Few alterations to the building are
apparent, except forthe replacement roofshingles, the later brick garden wall, and windows
infilled with plywood, andnewervinyl replacement windows to the rearofthe building.
Interior
The main body ofthe church is divided into three sections, nave, choir, and sanctuary, each with
their own level, separated vertically byaboutan 8" step; the lowest part being the nave and the
highest partbeing the sanctuary, with the choir in the middle. Scoredandpaintedplasterwalls
with Gothic arch openings in diminishing sizes from front to back also define these three spaces.
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